Fujitsu Platform Lets You Deploy, Zap Location-Based Apps

Fujitsu today announced that it has developed a new platform technology that would allow smartphone, tablet, and PC users to automatically deliver and run apps on other devices at a particular time and place.

Fujitsu today announced that it has developed a new platform technology that will allow smartphone, tablet, and PC users to automatically deliver and run apps on other devices at a particular time and place.

This new "communications platform and application runtime environment" willdepending on users' circumstancesautomatically transmit apps and data from the cloud, launch and run the apps on the information device, and then erase the apps and data when they are no longer needed.

The user's circumstance (location) is determined by using GPS and other sensor data. As the users device nears in proximity, another device transmits the designated apps and data using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The platform is then accessed on smartphones via dedicated software and on PCs via a proprietary chip, which runs even during sleep mode.

This transmission and management of data and apps will be possible between different device types, such as a PC and a smartphone, and the transmitted apps can then be executed and adjusted to fit different screen sizes, according to Fujitsu.

One of the scenarios where the technology could be useful is in a business environment, the company pointed out. For example, when people enter a conference room with their PCs, smartphones, or tablets, the apps and data needed for the presentation would automatically be downloaded and start running. Then the downloaded information would be erased once they leave the conference room, which Fujitsu said would help prevent information leaks, as well.

The company also said the technology will be beneficial in museums to instantly distribute navigation guides, in classrooms to allows students to access digital textbook, and in IT departments to enable technicians to more quickly and easily set up devices with needed data and applications.